06-13-2023, 01:39 AM
(06-13-2023, 12:39 AM)cinci4life Wrote: Don't know why in the hell you bring Karcher in for his MLB debut in that situation but thankfully it miraculously worked out.
They interviewed Bell and asked, "so is it safe to say that you used everyone in that bullpen that you felt was available to pitch tonight?" and he simply laughed and said yes.
Sims and Diaz both pitched two days in a row. Gibaut went nearly 2 innings yesterday so I imagine all three of those guys were unavailable for today. They already sent out Young, Farmer, Legumina and Cruz because Weaver was getting knocked around all day today. They probably would have forced one of the three remaining relievers into pitching if Karcher blew the save and it went to the 11th, but with 2 more games before your first day off since May 29th, Bell was probably looking to preserve them for the next two games, if possible.
As it was going on, it felt like throwing Karcher out there was the equivalent of giving away the game in exchange for getting the bullpen some rest, but luckily it worked out.
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